This Judge’s Investigation Of Patent Trolls Must Be Allowed to Move Forward
If you get sued, you should be able to figure out who sued you. Remarkably, though, people and companies who are accused of patent infringement in federal court often have …
Electronic Frontier Foundation
How to Make a Mastodon Account and Join the Fediverse
This post is part of a series on Mastodon and the fediverse. We also have a post on understanding the fediverse, privacy and security on Mastodon, and why the fediverse will …
Coalition of Human Rights, LGBTQ+ Organizations Tell Congress to Oppose the Kids Online Safety Act
Yesterday, nearly 100 organizations have asked Congress not to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which would “force providers to use invasive filtering and monitoring tools; jeopardize private, secure …
Red Alert: The SFPD want the power to kill with robots
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote soon on a policy that would allow the San Francisco Police Department to use deadly force by arming its many robots. This …
Experts Condemn The UK Online Safety Bill As Harmful To Privacy And Encryption
The British Parliament may start debating the Online Safety Bill again as soon as this week. The bill is a deeply flawed censorship proposal that would allow U.K. residents to …
Top Prosecutors in CA, NY and DC Are Speaking Up For End-to-End Encryption
We all should have the ability to have a private conversation, and it follows that we need ways to communicate privately online as well. In the digital world, end-to-end encryption …
See What We Accomplished Together in EFF’s 2021 Annual Report
EFF’s 2021 Annual Report is out now! Enjoy highlights of our work during the calendar year, along with a financial report covering our fiscal year of July 2020 – June …
VICTORY! Congress Sends the Safe Connections Act to the President’s Desk
In the 21st century, it is difficult to lead a life without a cell phone. It is also difficult to change your number—you’ve given it to all your friends, family, …
Leaving Twitter’s Walled Garden
This post is part of a series on Mastodon and the fediverse. We also have a post on privacy and security on Mastodon, and why the fediverse will be great—if we …
KOSA Would Let the Government Control What Young People See Online
The latest version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is focused on removing online information that people need to see—people of all ages. Letting governments—state or federal—decide what information …